the Mexican president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obradorconfirmed this Monday that he will meet in Mexico City with various leaders from Latin America, most of them from the left, between November 23 and 25 to discuss the issue of the integration of America.
On the 23rd (November) the president comes (Gabriel) borik (from Chile), on the 24th comes the president (Alberto) Fernandez (from Argentina). We are awaiting confirmation from (elected) President Lula (Da Silva). The president of Ecuador (Guillermo Lasso) is coming, the president of Peru (Pedro Castillo) is coming, the president of Colombia (Gustavo Petro), but it is the 23rd, 24th and 25th”, he revealed.
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Although the meeting was originally scheduled to take place in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca with the heads of state of the Pacific alliancewhich includes Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru, the president explained that the venue will change to Mexico City “for logistical reasons.”
The Pacific Alliance’s summit will also be attended by the president of Ecuador and the one of Costa RicaRodrigo Chaves, who intend to join the trade bloc.
Integration of the entire American continent
Some days ago, López Obrador had explained that the purpose of the meeting is to deal with the issue of the integration of America for economic cooperation with respect to the sovereignty of each country.
In that sense, the Mexican president now reiterated that Simón Bolívar’s dream of integrating America, including Canada and the United States, must be pursued.
You have to seek economic, commercial, political integration with respect to the sovereignties of the countries, that is the approach that Mexico has,” he said in his morning press conference at the National Palace.
But he warned that this must mean a change in the United States’ policy with Latin America and the Caribbean, although he accepted that there have been positive advances in this regard.
It is positive that President Petro’s victory in Colombia has been recognized without delay, it is positive that Lula’s victory has also been recognized, it is positive that he does not intervene in the case of Peru”, he stated.
He also stressed that it is good that the United States is restarting relations with Venezuela, as well as that relations between the Colombian and Venezuelan governments are being reestablished.
I think that a complete integration is possible, (similar) to how the European Community arises”, he affirmed.
“A development with justice, for the benefit of all peoples, of all countries so that America is not considered or is considered as a continent of inequality and poverty,” he added.
Also, asserted that with the recent victory in the elections of Lula in Brazil “there are unbeatable conditions” for the union of the region.
Lula is a great leader, with great prestige in the countries of Latin America, the Caribbean, and the world. In addition, the people in Brazil love him very much, especially humble people, poor people, ”he stressed.
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